Telco fined $1M for transmitting Biden deepfake without verifying Caller ID
Lingo Telecom signed calls with A-Level attestations despite not verifying them. Enlarge / President Joe Biden leaving the White House on August 16, 2024, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Anna Moneymaker ) A ph.....»»
Teen boys use AI to make fake nudes of classmates, sparking police probe
Parents told the high school "believed" the deepfake nudes were deleted. Enlarge / Westfield High School in Westfield, NJ, in 2020. (credit: Icon Sportswire / Contributor | Icon Sportswire) This October, boys at Westfiel.....»»
Apple Watch import ban up to Biden administration after ITC order
Masimo's patent lawsuit against Apple may end in an Apple Watch ban after an ITC order, but it's up to President Biden's administration and potential appeals that will follow.Apple Watch sensorsMasimo filed a lawsuit with the US District Court in 202.....»»
NASA"s first two-way end-to-end laser communications system
NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions—showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting terabytes of important data......»»
Tesla"s Cybertruck promises to test America"s great political divide
EV ownership is deeply tied to voting behavior in the U.S., according to a report by BloombegNEF. For every 10 percentage-point increase in Joe Biden’s share of votes in the 2020 election, the concentration of EVs was roughly 50% higher......»»
Deepfake videos during Russian invasion of Ukraine could undermine trust
A new study explores themes in Twitter discussions of deepfake videos related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the potential for real videos to be mistaken for deepfakes and for deepfakes to fuel conspiracy theories. John Twomey of Un.....»»
SCOTUS blocks order that said Biden admin can’t “coerce” social media firms
Supreme Court issues stay and will hear case on US contacts with social networks. Enlarge / US President Joe Biden during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomber.....»»
Sumsub For Fake’s Sake combats deepfake and synthetic fraud
Sumsub released For Fake’s Sake, a set of models enabling the detection of deepfakes and synthetic fraud in visual assets. Following this initial contribution, Sumsub will leverage feedback from the AI-research community to further improve the.....»»
US escalates tech battle by cutting China off from AI chips
The Biden administration is reducing the types of semiconductors that American companies will be able to sell to China, citing the desire to close loopholes in existing regulations announced last year......»»
Elon Musk’s X fined $380K over “serious” child safety concerns, watchdog says
Google got a warning, but X could face millions in fines for compliance failure. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Europe) Today, X (formerly known as Twitter) became the first platform fined under Au.....»»
Biden, energy secretary to unveil $7 billion hydrogen hub projects
The $7 billion — part of a larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded through 2021's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — will be used to create networks that link hydrogen producers, infrastructure providers and customers across multiple.....»»
Key Biden Climate Pollution Metric Is Safe--For Now
Supreme Court justices declined to decide whether the Biden administration is placing too high a value on the cost to society of spewing carbon and other planet-warming gases.....»»
To Win the Tech Race with China, Unleash the Venture Capitalists
As the tech war heats up, America is at risk of losing access to vital Chinese tech President Joe Biden’s recent visit to India and Vietnam marked one of the administration’s recent signals for economic and technological.....»»
Laser-scribed graphene for sensors
With the development of the information era, sensors capable of transmitting and detecting information have become the leading way to obtain information. Therefore, building a sensor system with a wide detection range, high sensitivity and fast respo.....»»
MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos
Fraudsters have manipulated images of the popular YouTuber and two journalists to dupe viewers......»»
Deepfake celebrities begin shilling products on social media, causing alarm
Hanks and other celebrities have recently become targets of AI-powered ad scams. Enlarge / A cropped portion of the unauthorized AI-generated version of Hanks that the actor warned about on his Instagram feed. (credit: Tom Hanks).....»»
Federal appeals court expands limits on Biden administration communications with social media companies
A federal appeals court has expanded the scope of a ruling that limits the Biden administration's communications with social media companies, saying it now also applies to a top US cybersecurity agency......»»
GM, Stellantis face $9.5 billion in U.S. fuel economy fines, according to industry letter
The proposal by President Joe Biden's administration to hike fuel economy standards through 2032 would cost General Motors $6.5 billion in fines and Stellantis $3 billion, according to a letter from the American Automotive Policy Council......»»
Tom Hanks warns dental plan ad image is AI fake
The actor says he is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a deepfake scam, and has "nothing to do with it"......»»
American Climate Corps: Biden"s new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details, says researcher
When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global.....»»
Biden teases forthcoming executive order on AI
The White House plans to introduce a highly anticipated executive order in the coming weeks dealing with artificial intelligence, President Joe Biden said Wednesday......»»